Monday, October 27, 2014

Fall Urns finished and pulling fabric for Stonefields

Ta da! After 20+ years my Fall Urns quilt is a finished top. Despite my little errors I am so pleased with how it turned out. Sure hope it doesn't take me another 20 years to get to the quilting.

I am working on the next border for Sampler Magic but got a little distracted pulling fabric for my Stonefields quilt. Most of the fabric for this quilt came from the stash though I must admit to buying a few things once I had ordered the pattern. After pulling from the stash I realize that I certainly did not need to make those purchases. Oh well I have lots to choose from, here is what I am starting with.

The most difficult part was selecting the background fabric. The pattern suggests 7 meters of fabric which will be used in the borders, flying geese borders and many of the block backgrounds. I found a background in the stash that I liked but only had 7 yards, about 3/4 yd short. I had enough of one solid but I had already started a long term project using it as a background and wasn't sure I had enough for both. I then found a few yards of another solid and a few other similar tonals so I am using the first fabric as the borders and then the solid for the flying geese units. And that way I can mix up the backgrounds in the blocks using whatever I have on hand.

I love pulling out fabrics to start a new quilt and even though it causes such a mess it's wonderful when you find just the right one in the stash. I like to mix and match backgrounds too. It gives a great look to the quilt. Your finished quilt is lovely.

Beautiful! Congratulations on completing the Urns top, love your colours and also the design. Those 'accidental'(?) hearts on the sashing are neat too! Glad I'm not the only one with an overflowing stash :-)

Congratulation on completing your quilt top. It is stunning. Please don't wait another 20 years to quilt it!

I can't wait to see your progress on the Stonefield's quilt. I like that you are using more than one fabric for the background because I always find that it adds depth to a quilt. I love all of the fabrics on your table! When can we expect to see the first blocks? Soon I hope!